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Old 25th Mar 2019, 20:58
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Thomas coupling
 
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SASless - the boat you refer to "only" has 571 pax onboard - which is probably the equivalent of a dreamliner going in!
I'm talking "massive" .
Look at Harmony of the Seas, at 226,000 tonnes and 5400 pax!!! God forbid this being holed below the waterline with a substantial IED. Wouldn't take long to go down, I suspect!! Say 500 miles offshore - no helo can reach it?
What then. Lifeboat capacity to cater for 125% of pax, but to what avail? SS8 or 9 would savage those boats. Scary!!!!

Makes 9/11 look like a walk in the park.

The more I think about it, the more I think, this predicament hasn't been thought out to a +ve conclusion. Best stick close to the shore, better still, forget cruising
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